Carl Sebastian Steenekamp
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Carl Sebastian Steenekamp
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Liberal | Ward Councillor & Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance in the Merafong City Local Municipality | Passionate about local governance, foreign policy and global affairs
Merry Christmas to everyone!
December 25, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Carl Sebastian Steenekamp
Poland’s second-biggest power utility Tauron Polska Energia plans to shut its coal-fired units by the end of this decade as the European Union’s most coal-reliant country speeds up its energy transition.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Polish Power Utility Tauron Plots Coal Exit in 2030 With $25 Billion Capex
Poland’s second-biggest power utility Tauron Polska Energia SA seeks to shun its coal-fired units by the end of this decade as the European Union’s most coal-reliant country speeds up energy transitio...
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Reposted by Carl Sebastian Steenekamp
Helen Zille | An open letter about open letters
www.news24.com/citypress/vo...
(Marvellous stuff.)
Helen Zille | An open letter about open letters | City Press
Last Sunday, City Press again decided to deprive South Africans of news and common sense. Instead, they ran an "Open Letter", by Kay Sexwale, masquerading as analysis.
www.news24.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Reposted by Carl Sebastian Steenekamp
Reposted by Carl Sebastian Steenekamp
Quote of the day: “In liberal systems, leaders are accountable to the people. In traditional systems, it’s the other way around.”

(South-African politician Helen Zille on autocratic tendencies in the ANC)

www.ft.com/content/3d13...
South African politician Helen Zille: ‘The ANC has to come apart’
The Democratic Alliance chair on governing in coalition, battling corruption under Jacob Zuma — and the trouble with ‘everything must fall’
www.ft.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:43 PM